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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 27, 2023

5,738 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $252.10/cwt -2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,575/hd at 625 lb · 386 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $293.34/cwt -6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,539/hd at 525 lb · 264 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.69/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,403/hd at 669 lb · 263 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,738 5,160 6,254
Feeder cattle 5,738 5,160 6,254

*** Add Closed with updated receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 750 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher; few steers over 750 lbs. and feeder heifers 3.00-6.00 lower. Demand for feeder cattle moderate at best. Feeder cattle futures traded sharply lower today, following last Friday's sharp declines. Steer calves mostly steady. Heifer calves 4.00-8.00 higher as the gap between steers and heifers slowly begins to narrow. Several weaned calves available and demand very good for these. Moisture fell once again over the weekend with some areas seeing snow. Northwestern Oklahoma saw up to 8 3/4 inches of snow. Quality average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–319 318 19 322.00–331.00 $323.40 $1,028 -16.60
355 unweaned 355 4 311.00 $311.00 $1,104
355–390 374 32 322.00–365.00 $346.47 $1,296 +7.92
404–429 thin fleshed 411 33 341.00–357.00 $345.76 $1,421
426–446 438 20 321.00–337.00 $327.92 $1,436 -6.36
432–447 unweaned 442 29 280.00–309.00 $297.26 $1,314 -2.74
458 thin fleshed 458 7 355.00 $355.00 $1,626
477–497 unweaned 486 60 279.00–300.00 $286.10 $1,390
468–499 488 119 299.00–328.00 $309.29 $1,509 -17.31
508–549 523 230 283.00–313.00 $296.15 $1,549 -4.58
513–543 unweaned 535 34 269.00–281.00 $274.33 $1,468 -9.67
553 thin fleshed 553 15 300.00 $300.00 $1,659
551–585 573 150 267.50–298.00 $280.94 $1,610 +4.54
583–598 unweaned 594 32 257.00–259.00 $257.49 $1,529 +2.19
600–639 620 262 248.00–270.00 $259.82 $1,611 +8.78
609–649 unweaned 635 124 224.00–249.00 $235.80 $1,497 +11.04
655–669 unweaned 660 18 234.00 $234.00 $1,544
651–699 665 193 239.00–259.00 $244.74 $1,628 +2.52
703–744 728 116 219.00–238.50 $227.54 $1,656 +2.85
735 735 32 212.00 $212.00 $1,558 -12.69
751–798 787 70 215.00–229.00 $223.01 $1,755 -5.86
802–846 814 88 207.00–211.00 $209.14 $1,702 -15.86
954 954 11 192.00 $192.00 $1,832 -12.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 5 326.00 $326.00 $1,089
390 390 9 291.00 $291.00 $1,135
457–493 485 77 270.00–290.50 $284.21 $1,378 +3.21
516 thin fleshed 516 8 310.00 $310.00 $1,600
508–543 527 64 250.00–287.00 $273.39 $1,441 -4.74
558–596 588 108 236.00–273.00 $250.65 $1,474 -0.15
621–643 634 26 241.00–248.00 $245.10 $1,554 +4.74
660–698 687 178 220.00–242.00 $228.50 $1,570 -3.70
719–740 722 33 216.00–220.00 $219.38 $1,584 -4.63
754–782 763 9 203.00–208.00 $204.71 $1,562 -11.29
815 815 21 210.00 $210.00 $1,712 -4.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 thin fleshed 270 11 316.00 $316.00 $853
357 357 27 274.00 $274.00 $978
488 thin fleshed 488 49 271.00 $271.00 $1,322
497 497 20 237.00 $237.00 $1,178
508–537 528 44 211.00–242.00 $231.71 $1,223 -19.29
588–590 589 64 225.00–242.00 $235.11 $1,385 -1.89
609–639 628 43 203.00–223.00 $210.63 $1,323 -14.19
658 unweaned 658 7 209.00 $209.00 $1,375
654–696 678 36 191.50–221.00 $203.25 $1,378 -13.07
707–742 729 23 205.00–211.00 $206.43 $1,505
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
791 791 8 183.00 $183.00 $1,448
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,052

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–398 385 32 278.00–310.00 $297.49 $1,145 +6.10
390 unweaned 390 5 255.00 $255.00 $994
404 thin fleshed 404 17 309.00 $309.00 $1,248
400–447 423 96 261.00–299.00 $277.14 $1,172 -3.63
430 unweaned 430 12 279.00 $279.00 $1,200
455–499 474 54 257.00–285.00 $266.89 $1,265 +1.12
480–484 unweaned 481 27 220.00–225.00 $222.59 $1,071 -27.41
504 fancy 504 22 272.00 $272.00 $1,371
508–545 518 53 240.00–263.00 $257.59 $1,334 +7.03
509–548 unweaned 525 94 200.00–235.00 $227.10 $1,192 +0.43
559 559 16 215.00 $215.00 $1,202 -21.67
551–578 569 49 227.00–255.00 $240.08 $1,366 +3.41
554–594 unweaned 575 100 199.00–222.00 $208.03 $1,196
614–645 624 73 211.00–220.00 $217.64 $1,358 -7.98
613–648 unweaned 630 32 200.00–205.00 $202.43 $1,275 -5.57
653–690 669 263 200.00–222.00 $209.69 $1,403 -6.98
710–748 734 159 194.00–204.50 $200.16 $1,469 -14.13
761–790 771 72 198.50–203.00 $200.48 $1,546 +11.48
801 801 10 200.00 $200.00 $1,602 -1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–334 327 17 260.00–271.00 $265.29 $867
356 unweaned 356 12 241.00 $241.00 $858
378 378 6 260.00 $260.00 $983
441–446 442 43 240.00–253.00 $241.22 $1,066 -22.12
481–488 484 27 228.00–244.00 $238.74 $1,156 +0.44
490 unweaned 490 16 218.00 $218.00 $1,068
506–539 unweaned 529 16 201.00–204.50 $202.05 $1,069 -17.95
500–547 531 127 210.00–231.00 $224.19 $1,190 -3.85
566–595 580 160 204.00–217.50 $214.22 $1,242 -6.15
606–649 627 66 195.00–210.00 $204.85 $1,284 -7.18
682 682 63 206.00–207.50 $207.00 $1,412 +2.00
1021 1021 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,685
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 17 215.00 $215.00 $544
351–389 373 35 205.00–209.00 $206.61 $771 -16.57
467 467 46 221.00 $221.00 $1,032
512 512 10 220.00 $220.00 $1,126 +14.04
593 593 14 200.00 $200.00 $1,186 -11.49
626 626 24 202.00 $202.00 $1,265 +0.67
654 654 17 182.00 $182.00 $1,190
703–747 736 12 186.00–199.00 $195.90 $1,442
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 61 209.00 $209.00 $765
447 447 35 203.00 $203.00 $907
456 456 6 191.00 $191.00 $871 +5.00
567 567 12 195.00 $195.00 $1,106
611 611 6 182.00 $182.00 $1,112

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 331.00 $331.00 $1,102
432 unweaned 432 3 289.00 $289.00 $1,248
442 442 13 297.00 $297.00 $1,313
453 thin fleshed 453 4 322.00 $322.00 $1,459
496 496 4 286.00 $286.00 $1,419
504 unweaned 504 5 263.00 $263.00 $1,326
607 unweaned 607 3 209.00 $209.00 $1,269
693 693 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,455

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.